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The woman behind the joystick

Dropping out of high school doesn't normally put you on the path to success, but Jeri Ellsworth is an exception. This enthusiastic hobbyist left school to pursue her successful side gig designing custom race cars, and went on to found and run a small chain of computer stores in her 20s. Today, her C64  — which contains 30 Commodore 64 games in one joystick (remember those?) — is a big seller on the QVC channel. (After you finish playing, hit the books, kids!)

--> "A Toy With a Story", John Markoff, New York Times, December 20, 2004, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/20/ technology/20joystick.html?pagewanted=1